 Poster: A snowHead
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im 44, enjoy a laugh, experienced skier (and sometimes board). I'm looking to join a group or another lone skier/boarder similar age range ideally, going to valmorel in france? The main reason for going to valmorel is to try the ski paragliding on offer.. it is also the most pretty of places. but I am open to options, if there are other resorts where you can paraglide on skis, its been a long ambition of mine.. get intouch if anybody has any ideas or spaces.. at the minute i'm not set to any dates..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I am assuming that you simply want to do a tandem flight with a qualified paraglider pilot taking off on skis.
There are many ski resorts where you will find paragliding flights being offered. Certainly in Val d'isere and Tignes you can take a tandem flight. To fly you have to have the right wind and weather conditions and therefore don't think that just because you've gone there to fly that you will.
Basically you will simply be flying from the top of the hill to the bottom without soaring (soaring is when you stay aloft using thermals (rising columns of air)). The pilot won't want to stay up too long anyway because he would rather be taking up another paying passenger).
If you want to learn to paraglide in the UK go to:-
http://www.bhpa.co.uk/
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've done it in Alpe d'Huez where I did a tandem paraglide with the parachute type and also with a hang glider. It was an amazing experience and definitely worth doing!
A quick Google search shows that there are many resorts that do it. Looks like you can also do it at Chamonix and Val Thorens.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Speed flying uses a very small paraglider or speed wing which flies very fast and you certainly can't do this tandem. No one should allo you to try speed flying without having learned to paraglide to an advanced level.
Flying a speed wing takes a lot more skill than flying a paraglider because of the speed you are flying at and you are flying at close proximity to the ground and obstacles. A small mistake when speed flying can easily be catastrophic.
The main point of Paragliding is to stay aloft as long as possible using the rising air currents. Even in the UK the good paraglider pilots can fly for longer than 4 hours and cover more than 60km.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Les Arcs was apparently where speed flying started out. There are a number of designated take off spots around the mountain and if you look at Youtube vidoes, it was where Richard Hammond raced two of the top guys in the sport to the bottom of the mountain in an Audi RS6 a few years ago
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hi thanks to all for responding to this..
informations really helpful.. : )
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